11704146

Network Transparency on Virtual Machines Using Socket Impersonation

PublishedJuly 18, 2023
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Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
10 claims

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3. The system of claim 1, wherein the first socket is a network socket.

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6. The system of claim 1, wherein the kernel communicates with the hypervisor through a virtual I/O device.

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7. The system of claim 1, wherein the endpoint is one of a plurality of endpoints in communication with the application, and each of the plurality of endpoints is one of located local to the VM, located local to the host, located on another VM residing on the host, or located external to the host.

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10. The method of claim 8, wherein the first socket is a network socket.

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11. The method of claim 8, wherein the first socket is an UNIX socket.

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13. The method of claim 8, wherein the kernel communicates with the hypervisor through a virtual I/O device.

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15. The system of claim 14, wherein the virtual control plane is a virtual I/O device connecting the VM to the hypervisor.

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18. The system of claim 14, wherein the first socket is a network socket.

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19. The system of claim 14, wherein the first socket is a UNIX socket.

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20. The system of claim 14, wherein the endpoint is one of a plurality of endpoints in communication with the application, and each of the plurality of endpoints is one of located local to the VM, located local to the host, located on another VM residing on the host, or located external to the host.

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Publication Date

July 18, 2023

Inventors

Sergio Lopez Pascual

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